D. Gukesh of India faces defending champion Ding Liren of China in the pivotal Game 14 of the World Chess Championship in Singapore. Gukesh, playing with the black pieces, started with a couple of opening-phase novelties, keeping the audience intrigued. After weeks of intense play, today’s match could determine the title—unless the game ends in a draw, pushing the competition to tiebreaks tomorrow.

As of the 23rd move, the queens are off the board, and the position suggests a balanced encounter. The game has now reached the 40th move, with Ding down to 38 minutes on the clock while Gukesh has a more comfortable 1 hour and 12 minutes remaining. Gukesh seems to be pushing for an edge in a seemingly drawn endgame.